The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, July 16, 2066
Waning Crescent
27.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:31 AM
4:33 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 27.4%
- Age
- 23.9 days
- Distance
- 401,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1775
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jul 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 297.10° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 116.89° |
| Illuminated fraction | 27.38% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 48.3° / 257.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 12m / 21.90° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 51.57° / 3.89° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.59° / -4.81° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -111.89° / -0.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 76.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.